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    From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to All on Tuesday, January 05, 2021 00:22:00
    In light of the discussions of "What killed OS/2", there is a
    class action lawsuit that is settling a matter about MS's unfair
    pricing practices:

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    ** Original message from : August Abolins@2:460/58
    ** Original message to : All
    ** Original date/time : 02 Jan 21, 05:55 >==================================================================<

    Has anyone else seen the tv commercials about claiming money for
    old MS software? It promotes the following website:

    Http://thatsuitemoney.ca

    " Did you buy PC versions of Microsoft MS-DOS, Windows, Office,
    Word, Works, and/or Excel between 1998 and 2010 for use in
    Canada?ÿ If so, you might be eligible for compensation. "

    The commercial has been playing for at least a couple weeks now.

    DETAILS of the lawsuit are here:

    https://bit.ly/3oh15Dt

    The payouts for each individual product are small. But you can
    fill up the list with every known version of DOS and Windows and
    other various MS products to reach close to $250 and not require
    receipts.

    "Court-approved legal fees of roughly $100 million will be
    deducted from the settlement, as will the cost of ads. "

    The lawyers are big winners here.

    "Any money that isn't claimed will be returned to Microsoft."

    We can't let THAT happen!

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Ogg on Tuesday, January 05, 2021 07:06:00
    Ogg wrote to All <=-

    In light of the discussions of "What killed OS/2", there is a
    class action lawsuit that is settling a matter about MS's unfair
    pricing practices:

    As usual, I bet the lawyers get first cut and the plaintiffs get to share a fixed pool of $$$, so the more people sign up, the less money paid per
    person.


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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to poindexter FORTRAN on Tuesday, January 05, 2021 17:41:00
    Hello poindexter!

    ** On Tuesday 05.01.21 - 07:06, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Ogg:

    As usual, I bet the lawyers get first cut and the plaintiffs get to share a fixed pool of $$$, so the more people sign up, the less money paid per person.

    What a racket, eh? Court and legal costs get priority as
    deductions, and the Plaintiff is left with the crumbs.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Ogg on Wednesday, January 06, 2021 05:35:00
    Ogg wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

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